鬼火

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Chinese

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ghost fire
trad. (鬼火)
simp. #(鬼火)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鬼火

  1. will o' the wisp; ignis fatuus (Classifier: m)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おに
Grade: S
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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鬼火 (onibi): a 1712 illustration of a will o' the wisp.

Etymology

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Compound of (oni, ghost, devil) +‎ (hi, fire).[1][2][3][4] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(おに)() (onibi

  1. a will o' the wisp
    Synonyms: 狐火 (kitsunebi), 陰火 (inka), 幽霊火 (yūreibi), 野火 (yaka)

Proper noun

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(おに)() (Onibi

  1. short for 鬼火焚 (Onibitaki), a fire matsuri (Japanese festival) held around Kyūshū on 7 (in some places, 14) January

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN